Elefant Rüssel aufwärts Haute Couture she radiates inner calm to

she radiates inner calm to the viewer: The hippopotamus Mathilda

Luise Terletzki-Scherf experimentierte mit Bronze

the lotus blossom is a symbol of purity in East Asia

An icebreaker without actually breaking ice

Twenty different variations of what is probably the most famous symbol of Bavaria can be found in the current collection of the manufactory

Elefant Rüssel aufwärts Haute Couture she radiates inner calm toThe animal repertoire of the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg encompasses two dozen elephants. Most of them were designed by the Thuringian sculptor August Ghring. When he took up his position as a modeller in Nymphenburg in 1914, he was fascinated by the aura of elephants, which he studied in great detail at Hellabrunn Zoo. Elephants are considered wise, strong and endowed with an extraordinary memory.